Yes, Yes I know... it has been MONTHS since I wrote my last blog on here. 5 months and 2 days to be exact... How do I know?? Because the last time I was on here writing about my life, I had just brought home the most amazing gift a person could ever receive... a brand new baby boy! It has been such an amazing journey since that day, so hopefully through this blog I can get you all caught up! Don't get me wrong... they don't tell you about the first night home from the hospital, or the fussy/needy days where you can't get anything done because he just wants to be held for 24 hours, or the ridiculous lack of sleep that occurs for the rest of my life. But you know what? It is all worth it to have a healthy baby in my house... I've learned that more than ever in the past week, but we'll get to that in a little bit.

Since the last blog, several holidays have past and here are some pictures of us celebrating those days!

not so happy about mom dressing him up for his first halloween

so much personality already!

First Thanksgiving together

Christmastime!

Santa's Little Helper :)

His daddy can definitely make him smile!

First road trip to see Aunt Z in Arkansas

First SNOW day!!

So fast forward to March 2010-

I started out the month making a decision to apply for a head volleyball job. This was a HUGE decision for me because I love where I am at right now and I always wanted to come back to my old high school to teach and coach. However, after talking it through SEVERAL times with my husband, I decided to go for it and throw my name in the hat. Little did I know that I would end up being one of three finalists for the job and interviewing for it this past week. I honestly can't imagine leaving my kids at PHS, but if that is what is in God's big plan for me, then that is what I will do. It is completely in his hands at this point and all I can do now, is WAIT. (ugh... I am HORRIBLE at waiting)

Then there was Spring Break. BUT, with coaching track comes a very SHORT break! Needless to say, I did get to spend some MUCH needed Mommy-time with mister Colton. As much as I really do love my job, I've realized how much I am missing of my little man's cute phases. He is rolling over, laughing at everything, and trying to talk to everyone! We are almost sitting up on our own and eating 1st foods like squash and sweet potatoes. I think I need a Spring Break every two weeks or so... Wouldn't that make teaching a job that a lot of people would want??

Well after my week of bliss at home with my little man and wonderful husband, I did eventually have to go back to work. The week was going pretty well until Wednesday... I found out on my way home that a friend of mine had just found her 3 month old little girl had passed away during a nap. I was sick hearing this... I mean, how? WHY? I couldn't get home fast enough and when I did, I think my little boy stayed in my arms for the rest of the night. I was so incredibly heartbroken for this family and still cannot fathom how they still must feel. My only peace in the matter was knowing that God has a bigger plan and everything (yes, even such a horrible thing as this) happens for some reason or another. And although I may not ever know what that reason is, I have faith in God that he will take care of things and take care of this family.

Then the day from H-E-double hockey sticks came... dum-da-dum-dum! Thursday I had three major things scheduled, plus I had to make sure I had everything ready for my sub at school the next day. **Sidenote to all the teachers out there: Isn't it just SO much easier to show up to work?? I mean, I love having days off every once in awhile, but preparing for a sub is way more tiring than actually being at work! Ok, off the soapbox there... So Thursday I had my interview and I think it went well. Again, playing the waiting game sucks, but it's no longer in my hands so I can't worry. Then after that, I had to rush back to school to help host a baby shower for our wonderful trainer at school. I still can't believe they are waiting to find out the sex until the little one decides to make his/her appearance. THEN, after that more rushing... but this time home. We had planned a surprise party for my mom, who turned 50 this year. Her birthday was on the 15th, but my sister didn't get to come home from school until last week, so we had to hold off on the festivities. She ended up being VERY surprised and everything went just as planned, but by the end of the day, I was exhausted!

Friday we took about 10 kids to the CFB Relays (in Carrollton) and we ended up breaking two school records in the 4x100 relay and the 100 dash. Those times ended up being the 5th fastest 4x100 and the #1 100 time in the state this year. Quite an accomplishment for our kids and I couldn't have been more proud!

I finally got some rest Saturday night and also got to spend some quality time with my boys at home. I even got to see an old college friend at church on Sunday **Shout out to Miss Kep :)** and I promised I would update my blog!

Here are some more recent pictures:

State Basketball Tournament in Austin...

Dallas Madison got 2nd place so G-Paw let me wear his silver medal

Taking it all in with Daddy at UT

My little heart-breaker

St. Patrick's Day

Trying "real food" for the first time... He really does like it now... :)

Bundled up and watching dad play softball

Thank you God for such an AMAZING little boy!

God has truly blessed me and my family over the past five months and I couldn'd be happier. So as I patiently wait to hear about the job situation, this one verse keeps replaying in my head. So for all of you DBUers out there:

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

So I will wait...

Please welcome: Colton Pruitt :)

I am a mom... most incredible feeling in the world. LOTS of pics to come...

a little of this and a little of that...

The last couple of weeks have flown by and I know it's because we have been so busy... For starters Casey surprised me with a anniversary getaway to the Gaylord Texan to watch Fireworks and well... just GETAWAY!

Next up was Amy and Matt's Wedding... all the way out in Tim-buck-too (aka Justin, TX). It took place at this cute little wedding chapel and it truly was a good time. The rehearsal dinner was definitely up our alley because it was held at the Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco during a Roughriders game! Here are some pics from the event...

Then the next day we were off to Mexico for our last "adult" vacation for awhile... with the little guy coming soon, we know our vacations will probably consist more of disney and friends than of beaches and sand. Needless to say we had a great time staying at the Paradisus Riviera Maya! The first real day there (monday) we took a taxi to Playa del Carmen and took a ferry from there over to Cozumel. We did a little window shopping and lots of walking, but didn't buy a thing! I also learned that apparently being pregnant and walking around with a guy MUST mean that you are honeymooners! (I think they have this one a LITTLE backwards). The second day we took an excursion to the waterpark/natural aquarium called Xel-ha. It was really cool and you could basically do whatever you wanted... Snorkeling, swimming, scuba diving, and you could even swim with the dolphins. All the food and drinks that you could stand were your to have and included in the price to get in. We spent half the day there and then went a little further from Playa to Tulum where we took a FABULOUS tour of the Mayan Ruins. The ruins at Tulum are the only ones that are built on cliffs that lead directly to the most BEAUTIFUL beach! Great tour... great guide... great DAY! The third day we went deep sea fishing... not so great on the luck there but Casey at least caught something... and for those of you wondering... NO - I did not get sick at all on the boat... hot yes... sick no. The last full day there we spent relaxing and lounging around the resort... We took in every bit of sleep that we could and enjoyed the massive main pool at our resort thoroughly! I even won TWICE at L-O-T-E-R-I-A... which is BINGO here in the US. :) For our final night, we enjoyed a Mexican Dinner Theater which hopefully explains the last few pictures below... Basically they took several different regions from Mexico and preformed the styles of dance that came from that area. Entertaining for sure...

Sadly today I am enjoying the last day that I will spend with the hubs... he goes back to work tomorrow (only for 24 hours... but still!) Then I actually start back with camps and work next weekend... It has been a great and memorable summer and now I can't wait for my little man to make his appearance into the world!

So I have officially been married a year and I have the greatest husband in the world... who cares if I didn't think that for a split second on my anniversary right??


I've been telling my husband for weeks that it was ok that he was on shift at the firestation on our first anniversary and I would be content with celebrating on another day... Except when the day came and the prego hormones kicked in - it was SO not okay! His alarm went off like usual at 5:45 am and he slowly but surely got up to get ready to leave me for 24 hours. When the time came to actually leave, I was fighting back tears and trying not to let him see me cry. He let the dogs out back like usual and then left. I couldn't believe I would actually be spending my first anniversary alone! So he leaves and the house is empty and lonely... and keep in mind... still have the crazy prego horomones raging! It's only 6:30 am and I couldn't go back to sleep if I tried... So I'm watching TV (which NOTHING is on on July 4th that early in the morning no matter how many channels you have...) and still fighting back tears... I text him and tell him to come home, but of course I know it is way too late for him to call in or try and get a sub...





So about 30 minutes passes and I still am laying in bed, throwing myself a pity party, and my house alarm starts beeping like someone has just come in... I am frozen and scared and not about to move a muscle. But wouldn't you know it, my husband walks through the bedroom door and says "Surprise... I couldn't leave you alone on our first anniversary!" My response?? "you suck... you really really suck... you know that?" (with a teary smile on my face)





Come to find out, when he left... he actually took the dogs with him and dropped them off at Granny and Grandad's so that we could have a romantic get-away. To where you ask???




The Gaylord... Dinner reservations at Ama Lur and then fireworks and dancing at the Glass Cactus afterwards...

The biggest surprise?? Both sides of the family knew about this the whole time and never let it slip... if you know my family... you know that is AMAZING!

Anyway, so with the hubs back home and my hormones not so out of whack, we both went back to sleep for awhile. By midafternoon we were packed and ready for an overnight trip to Grapevine and glad to be somewhere that we could spend time together "just us".

I will post pictures of the pre-dinner us and the fireworks over Lake Grapevine later... but I had to share my wonderful experience on my FIRST wedding anniversary. I definitely had the 2nd best 4th of July I have ever had in my life. (The first was of course last year's when I married Casey Deree Pruitt) I can't wait for the many more anniversaries that we will have together and I cannot express enough how truly blessed I am in this world.

it's a ...

BOY!!

we cannot wait to meet him, but we still have about four months to go... Doctor says that everything is going very smoothly and the baby's heartbeat is very strong!

Maybe now that school is officially out, I will have more time to update this thing and maybe, JUST MAYBE, I'll finally put some pictures on here as well!

Until next time...

so so SO ready!

So we went to the doctor last Friday and heard the heartbeat! It's so crazy to think that I not only have one heart beating inside of me, but TWO hearts beating... CRAZY, but so incredibly awesome at the same time!

We find out May 18th what the sex of the baby is... any guesses??? I just know that I hope our little one is healthy and happy... I already know he or she will be loved unconditionally, no matter what!

ahhh... CAN'T WAIT!! 20 days and counting!

Back in action...

So... In honor of my obsession with my cousin Lauren's blog straight from the glorious NYC, I decided that it is about time to start writing in mine again! It's been quite some time and so many things have changed...

The last time (and only time) I posted, I was newly married and had just gotten back from a wonderful honeymoon that not only included my new hubby, but also my families too! Since then, we have moved into a new house in Mesquite, minutes away from our families and also work! We are also now expecting a little one in October and we cannot wait to find out what "it" is!

Recently I've gotten to spend a lot of time with the family... mine and Casey's to be exact. We just got home yesterday from a relaxing weekend in Austin watching Texas VS OU baseball, where I FINALLY got to see my cousin Casey play! If you would have told me three or four years ago that Casey Johnson would be a name I heard over the loud speaker at a Texas/OU baseball game, I would have thought you were crazy! I honestly wondered if he would even make it out of high school some days... but none-the-less, he made it! (and not only did he make it, he made it to a Division 1 program!!) So here I sit, a very proud cousin, even if I've never actually told him outloud.

The weekend before that was Easter and also moving weekend... We spent the majority of Good Friday packing up the apartment in Garland and moving everything over to the house in Mesquite... Luckily for me, I have the most wonderful mom and mother-in-law in the world!
**Since I found out about the pregnancy, I've been feeling the effects of it BIG TIME and have gotten sick on MANY occasions!
So anyway, halfway through our moving adventure, my stomach was doing flip flops and I was keeled over in the bushes! Graciously, mom and mother-in-law took the reins and finished the job with hubby, while I hung out at the house and waited on the Cable Guy to get finished hooking us up!

That next day, we all piled in the car (minus my fireman since he was on shift) and went to our little cousin Sloan's first birthday party. I was more than pumped because I hadn't seen my cousins in forever, or at least since the last major holiday! Lauren had flown in from NYC and Les was taking a break from school, so the gang was all there... again minus one or two... but you get the picture. We oohed and awed at how absolutely adorable Sloan was and then laughed like crazy when it was time to blow the candles out. All in all, it was a time to just hang out and catch up with everyone in a very relaxing setting... No holiday pressure!!

Sunday was Easter and it was definitely different this year! My mom's side typically gets together for lunch on these kinds of holidays... but things just haven't quite been the same since Mamaw and Papaw passed away :( However, it actually made it much easier on Casey and I since we have to split time with our families... So we started out at church at RBC and then headed to lunch with the whole Pruitt clan! After the tons of food we all ate settled, everyone piled in cars and came by the house to see just what we had picked out for ourselves... After that it was on to the Johnson side of the family where we ate even more food! (well Casey didn't, but I did... but I'm prego so that's ok!) After eating, someone decided that it would be a GREAT idea to get out the Wii... Les had apparently not come into contact with one and just had to see how it all worked... After some intense tennis and boxing matches, we decided it would be an even BETTER idea to get out the Wii Fit and we had mom demonstrate the penguin game... Just picture my mom on this little white board, leaning to the right.... hopping it to catch a fish.... leaning to the left... hopping to catch another one and so on... She was actually really good at it... but definitely a funny site to watch! Anyway, after that we came BACK to the house to show my side of the family our new purchase and then actually stayed so we could get some rest at that point.

It was a very busy weekend, followed by a super busy week of prepping for TAKS for my kiddos and then the District Track meet in Lancaster for two days... then of course our trek to Austin, but that was the icing on the cake. Now I'm sitting here wishing my hubby wasn't at the station today because I would LOVE to crawl into bed and cuddle my way to sleep. You know, it's weeks and weekends like the past couple that make me SO VERY grateful for the people I have in my life... My immediate family of course, but also the people I work with that make my weeks bearable, and also my friends that I can call on at all times. I rest assured in the fact that whatever is inside my tummy right now... boy or girl... he or she will definitely be loved by many people... That's just the kind of people I surround myself with... Ones that are encouraging and uplifting... people you can count on...

One last thing... say a little prayer for us as we visit the doctor this Friday... We are hoping to see a clearer picture of what this little guy or gal looks like inside of me and we're hoping that everything is still going well!